Where does “vărui” come from?
vărui (Romanian) comes from Romanian văr, from Latin vērus, from Proto-Italic wēros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.
vărui (Romanian): to lime, whitewash; to paint
Definitions
- to lime, whitewash; to paint
Ancestry of “vărui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | văr | A male cousin |
| 2 | Latin | vērus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wēros | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁ros | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁- | true |